The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1887-08-05
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THE N HW GAME LAW,
That she Earners Nay See to Ra-
forcing.
Sec. 2EIt shall be unlawful for any
person within this territory to shoot or
kill any prairie chickens, or pennated
grouse, or sharp tailed grouse. or rutfled
grouse between the first day Of January
and the first day of September, or any
wild ducks. or snipe. OF goose, or brant.
or plover. or curlcw betweei the fif-
teenth day of May and the first day of
September, or any song bird at any
time.
Sec. Sit shall be unlawful for any
person at any time or at any place with
in this territory, to shoot or kill for
traffic any prairie chicken, wild ducks.
snipe, goose, brant, plover, or curlew. or
for any person to shoot or kill during
any one day more than twenty -fve of
either kind of said named birds, or for
any one person, nrm or corporation to
have more than twenty-f five birds in his
or their possession at any one time un-
less lawfully received for transportation,
or any time to catch or take or attempt
to cetch or take, with any trap, snare or
net, any of the birds named in section
two Of this act, or in any manner will
fully to take or destroy the eggs or
nests of any of the birds he,eby intended
to be protected from destruction, or buy
or sell any of said birds or their eggs.
Sec. At shall be unlaw full for any
person firm or corporation to have in
their possession any of the birds named
in section two of this act, during the
period when the killing of such birds arc
prohibited by said section two of this
act.
Sec. C-I: any person shall shoot or
kill. catch or take, trap or ensnare, buy,
cell, ship or have In possession or ship
tax. or carry out of the territory. con-
tra-y to provisions of this act or shall
wi,fully de troy any eggs or nests of
birds named in this act. such persons
shall he punished by fine of ten dollars
for each bird and ten dollars FOR each
nest, or the eggs therein SO shot, killed.
trapped, caught. or takcn ensnared.
bought sold or shipped. ,aken or carried
out Of the territory and shall stand com.
mitted to the county Jail unless such Il
and the costs Of prosecution be sooner
paid.
Sec. s-lf any person shall kill or
shoot any wild duck, goo or brant
with any swivel gun, OF any kind of
gun. except such as commonly shot from
the shoulder, OF shall use medicated or
poisoned food to capture or kill any Of
the birds named In this act, he shall be
deemed guilty Of misdemeanor, and
upon conviction shall be fined twenty.
five dollars for each offense. and shall
stand committed to the county Jail. for
thi ~ days unless such fine and costs are
sooner paid.
Sec. 8-Prosecution for violation OF
this act may 0e Brought either in the
county in which the ofensc was com.
mited, or in any other county where the
person, compan or corporation OF, has
had or has in his pos ession any bird
herein named, bought or sold, killed or
trapped, or ensnared, in violation of any
of the provisions of this act.
Sec. 10-In all prosecutions under this
act, the court before whom the same is
brought shall appoint IN attorney at law
for the purpose OF managing the pros
ecution of the case, and such attorney
shall be entitled 10 fee OF $40 in each
and every cas-. :p which he so appointed,
and the person fling information under
this act shall in case of conviction, be
entitled to fee equal to Que half of the
amount imposed upon each conviction,
and both the fee of such attorney and
the informant shall be taxed as costs in
the case of the person convicted.